Advent Computer Training (Barclays Partner Finance)Info and discussion thread

[exadventemployee]

I am one of the 200+ employees who have been affected by the so called insolvency. Whilst I sympathise with each and every student I would like to point out that the Training Advisors are in no way to blame for what has happened. They were only doing their jobs and like myself and many others who were your initial point of contact, were completely unaware of what was going on. Many of us have young families and were the main bread winners, now we have no jobs and as Lindsey says have not been paid. I hope all of you get either your money back, or an alternative provider.

[benann]

Hi guys, i have recieved a e-mail from advent today telling me that they'll no longer be able to provide me with training on a course which i paid £4500 for, I have attached the email below:

 

It is with the very greatest regret that I have to write to you to tell you that having tried our very best we have been unable to secure ongoing funding for the company and accordingly as matters currently stand we are unable to continue to provide your training.

 

Arrangements are being made for an insolvency practitioner to be appointed and I am sure you will be hearing from him. No doubt you will want to discuss the position with him or an adviser.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Advent Computer Training

 

 

I have tried to contact Advent but have been unsuccessful so i guess my question is, has anyone been in this situation before and if so what should i expect?

 

Thanks in advance,

Dan

i have not received an email yet and i am with anglo capital

[AlphaTen]

Check your spam or junk folder. That's where I eventually found mine.

[zigzag1900]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm in the same boat as most of you an i paid my fees upfront without a loan really regretting doing that now.

 

Anyway the long and short of it is this I have been in touch with MICROSOFT and they are investigating advent, if we get really lucky then microsoft may offer us something to help us carry on with the course.

 

Also I have sent an email to WATCHDOG you know the ones off the bbc. I am hoping that they may be able to do something for us. What I want to ask EVERYONE who is affected by this is can you all send watchdog a email outlining your position the more noise we make with larger numbers the more likely they are to sit up and take notice and may even be able to help us, as, when watchdog is on the case people have a habit of getting their money back

 

Hope this helps i will post any feedback i get as a matter of urgency

[stopmybeat]

[kobrakai_1986]

I also have registered a "story" with Watchdog about this.

ALthough it is encouraging to see that Barclays Partner Finance are trying to find other people to carry out the training, my confidence in the whole thing has been somewhat shattered and I'd probably prefer my money back if I had the choice.

[benann]

Insiders claimed Advent and Access2Trade, both part of Anglo Capital Limited, were accepting cash for courses just TEN days ago.

A Facebook group "Advent training scammed us - we want our money back" was launched yesterday.

 

 

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2830317/Access2Trade-and-Advent-training-schemes-fall-into-administration.html#ixzz0e0kIbsml

 

the b******ds took my payment yesterday but i have phoned the bank and told them and they refunded my money and stopped my direct debit because they said that advent and anglo capital are the same company owned by the same people there knowing that there company has collapsed they are commiting fraud by collecting monies for services not going to be recieved and to be honest i learned more by myself than on the two day classes because it just went over what you learned from the books so i will crack on and having discussed it with my wife i have decided to continue my self with nuggets and testout software which was far superior to the course anyway and use my payments for the books and exam fees and i will be an mcse way before advent could get me with there delay tactics

[chippan20]

Here is a template to fill in from Consumer Direct to send to your bank.

 

Consumer Direct - 1 Consumer Credit Act 1974 - Template letter for use when Goods and Services have been bought on credit

[iam-the_god.of+hell=fire]

i've just noticed advent have took the notice off their website! hmmm !

[HSBCrusher]

the *** took my payment yesterday but i have phoned the bank and told them and they refunded my money and stopped my direct debit because they said that advent and anglo capital are the same company owned by the same people there knowing that there company has collapsed they are commiting fraud by collecting monies for services not going to be recieved

this is interesting... Anglo and Advent are the same company?

[rbarnes]

i've just noticed advent have took the notice off their website! hmmm !

 

Just logged onto the Advent website IT Training Courses for a New Career in IT – Advent Training UK and the official announcement has vanished from the main page! Whereas earlier there was a big explanation at the top of the site. Very odd!

 

I'm so pleased to see Advent appear on the BBC website and The Sun newspaper. We must carry on and stick together.

 

RB

[benann]

this is interesting... Anglo and Advent are the same company?

 

 

 

Available Reports Details

 

 

Company Name:

 

ACCESS 2 CAREERS LIMITED

Company No: 05260747

Registered Office: Incorporated: 15/10/20045 THE MEWS HAGLEY HALL

HAGLEY

WORCESTERSHIRE

DY9 9LQ

 

Company Type: Private LimitedReport Status: Full DataAccounts Type: UnknownLatest Accounts to: 31/10/2008Latest Return to: 15/10/200

 

this is the latest details on aglo acoording to this site so as you see same company as advent

[Sticky1]

Anglo,Advent Training, Advent COnsulting and Access 2 careers are all part of the same company. I have been told that Anglo Capital do have a finance license to give credit. If anyone has an Anglo agreement then they should look at their terms and conditions to see if it is regulated by the consumer credit act.

[benann]

Anglo,Advent Training, Advent COnsulting and Access 2 careers are all part of the same company. I have been told that Anglo Capital do have a finance license to give credit. If anyone has an Anglo agreement then they should look at their terms and conditions to see if it is regulated by the consumer credit act.

 

it is covered but as i pointed out all advent companies have collapsed therefore the money is only been collected automatically and who is pocketing the monies because the firm has collapsed with all staffed sacked and there fore cannot provide the services been paid for one can only assume the dirctors who by now probably are holding a meeting somewhere to restart under a different name

[luke100390]

Just logged onto the Advent website IT Training Courses for a New Career in IT – Advent Training UK and the official announcement has vanished from the main page! Whereas earlier there was a big explanation at the top of the site. Very odd!

 

I'm so pleased to see Advent appear on the BBC website and The Sun newspaper. We must carry on and stick together.

 

RB

I managed to save a picture with the news of them ceasing.

 

Thought it might come in handy with them saying Barclays pulled out so i will be printing it out and taking to the CAB.

 

If anyone wants it, PM me your msn and i can send it over there.

 

I have also kept the Facebook photo's just incase they might come handy.

[SL1in3]

The truth will always be revealed, and may it be revealed now:mad:

[MARTIN3030]

It seems they changed their name from Access to Careers Limited in December;

 

COMPANY NAME CHANGED ANGLO CAPITAL LTDCERTIFICATE ISSUED ON 07/12/09

 

 

Company Name:

 

ACCESS 2 CAREERS LIMITED

 

Company No: 05260747

Registered Office: Incorporated: 15/10/2004 5 THE MEWS HAGLEY HALL

HAGLEY

WORCESTERSHIRE

DY9 9LQ

 

Company Type: Private Limited Report Status: Full Data Accounts Type: Unknown Latest Accounts to: 31/10/2008 Latest Return to: 15/10/2009

[montyboy1]

hi we all need to talke to the BBC Wacht Dog programme, the will help us, or even the panarama program,

[MARTIN3030]

Their Consumer Credit licence expires next month.

They also show to have other trading names.

 

 

Licence Number:0565818

Licence Status:Current

 

Current Applicant / Licensee:

 

Business NameCompany Registration Number Anglo Capital Ltd05260747

 

Categories:

 

Consumer credit Consumer hire Credit brokerage Credit reference agency Debt adjusting/counselling Debt collecting

 

Right To Canvass Off Trade Premises:Yes

 

 

Trading Name(s) (Current):

 

Access Career Training Access Trade Careers Ten Cosmetic Solutions Ten Cosmetics Ten UK

 

Issued Date: 12-Feb-2005

Expiry Date: 11-Feb-2010

 

 

Legal Formation:

 

Body Corporate (incorporated inside UK)

 

Current Individuals that run the organisation:

 

NamePosition Andrew Richard AllchurchOFFICER Ashley Martin JonesOFFICER Joanne Elizabeth AllchurchOFFICER

 

Current Address(es):

 

Address TypeAddress CorrespondenceThe Mews, 5, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, Worcestershire, DY9 9LQ, United Kingdom Principal Place Of BusinessThe Mews, 5, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, Worcestershire, DY9 9LQ, United Kingdom Registered OfficeThe Mews, 5, Hagley, Worcesh, DY9 9LQ, United Kingdom

 

Historic Address(es):

 

Address TypeAddress Registered Office5, The Mews, Hagley Hall, Hagley, Worcestershire, DY9 9LQ

[MARTIN3030]

A Historical variation also shows ;

 

Licence Details:

 

 

Licence/Application Number Licence Status Applicant/Holder Name 0565818 Current Anglo Capital Ltd Event Details:

 

 

Event Number Event Type Date of Receipt Closed Date Status 4 Variation 30-Oct-2008 13-Nov-2008 Closed by OFT - Made of no effect Licence Event Details:

 

Address TypeAddressAction Principal Place Of BusinessThe Meads, Monument Lane, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, West Midlands, DY9 9JX, United KingdomAdded / Retained Registered OfficeThe Meads, Monument Lane, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, West Midlands, DY9 9JX, United KingdomAdded / Retained

Trading Names:

 

NameAction Access Trade CarpetAdded

[MARTIN3030]

Access trade was added on a variation in 2008;

 

 

Licence/Application Number Licence Status Applicant/Holder Name 0565818 Current Anglo Capital Ltd Event Details:

 

 

Event Number Event Type Date of Receipt Closed Date Status 5 Variation 04-Nov-2008 13-Nov-2008 Completed Licence Event Details:

 

Address TypeAddressAction CorrespondenceThe Mews, 5, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, Worcestershire, DY9 9LQ, United KingdomAdded / Retained Principal Place Of BusinessThe Mews, 5, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, Worcestershire, DY9 9LQ, United KingdomAdded / Retained Registered OfficeThe Mews, 5, Hagley, Worcesh, DY9 9LQ, United KingdomAdded / Retained

Trading Names:

 

NameAction Access Trade CareersAdded

[Sticky1]

I have just spoke to Barclays Clydesdale, I explained to them that I had an agreement with Anglo Capital, The searched their database and I am not on there. So as I am not one of their customers they advised me to cancel the direct debit and await any letter or contact to see where the money is going. I was told that so far I am the only one they have heard this has happened to.

[MARTIN3030]

Heres one of their other companies;

 

Ten cosmetics

[pvincent]

Sticky1 do you have a phone number for Barclays Clydesdale?

 

I assume that's what the Clydesdale means on my finance agreement. It says Payment Method: Clydesdale.

 

I would like to contact them.

[Frazzo]

..and put an even bigger one on !!!!!

i've just noticed advent have took the notice off their website! hmmm !